Born Mine
Chapter 55

The three men went silent and I could see Ian and Jared avoiding my gazes but I didn't care about them, my eyes were fixed on Darius. Darius did not look shocked in the least to see that I was eavesdropping and I could have sworn that he knew from the unbothered expression on his face. I made my way into the room and stopped a few feet in front of Darius.

"Leave us," the words were barely out of his mouth before Ian and Jared were out of the room. This time, they made sure to shut the door behind them. "Sit down, Leindra."

"You're not getting out of it this time. I am sick and tired of everyone lying to me and hiding things from me. Don't you think I deserve to know things about my life? I'm not a child and I am not a toy that you all can pick and choose when to play with. I am a person with my own life and-"

"If you want me to explain to you then sit the fuck down, Leindra." His voice boomed with authority and I barely realized when my limbs moved in compliance with his order. "It all started with your parents actually."

He opened his mouth to begin the story when a loud bang filled the air and the house shook. My ears were ringing and I could barely realize what was going on. For the first time, I saw raw panic fill Darius' eyes. He rushed to his feet and pulled me towards him as he rushed towards the door of the living room. He opened it to reveal Ian and Jared on the other side.

He practically pushed me into Ian's arms. "Make sure she gets to the safe room. Guard her with your fucking life, do you hear me?"

Ian nodded meanwhile I was standing there confused and out of place.

"What is going on?" I asked but no one answered me.

Ian grabbed my upper arm and began to pull me into the hallway. I heard Darius barking out orders but I couldn't make out what he was saying. I tried to ask Ian what was happening but he barely paid enough attention to respond to me. We passed by Amy and for a second, I thought Ian was going to grab her too because he stopped directly in front of her.

"Be safe," he told her and she scoffed as she tied her hair into a ponytail.

"I should be telling you that, you're the one with the prized possession in your hands." She smirked in my direction then ran off towards where Darius and the others were. "How come she gets to stay and I don't?"

Ian turned to me for the first time since the confusion started. "She has been training since she could walk. Even if you had the same kind of training that she did, you are human and you will be ripped apart within seconds. Now, will you shut up long enough for me to get you to safety?"

I nodded and he started to pull me in the direction of the stairs. The next thing happened so fast that I barely had time to understand what was going on. One second we were standing and the next, Ian was shielding me with his body as glass showers began to fall over us. Someone had shattered the windows and three foreign men were stalking us.

Ian watched them with careful eyes then I heard his voice in my head. "In three seconds, I will charge them and you will run down that hallway. There is a room at the end, it is open, so get in and lock the door. The safety mechanism will kick in as soon as you're inside."

I was still reeling from his voice in my head and barely had time to understand what was happening when he charged those men. They were a blur of claws and teeth. It was my fight-or-flight instinct that kicked in and had me doing what Ian had asked.

I saw the door and I was so close to it when I was knocked off my feet by a hard body. I fell to the ground and cracked my head against the tiles so hard that my vision blurred. I caught sight of my assailant but it wasn't anyone I had ever seen before. He was a young man with curly black hair and bright red eyes the color of spilled blood. He bared his teeth towards me and I knew immediately that he was a werewolf. I started to rise but he growled keeping me in place. His order was clear- if I moved, I would die.

I knew Ian was busy and he probably wouldn't be able to save me so I looked around. There was a small stool next to me. I reached out for it and before the wolf could realize what was happening, I swung it hard and clocked him in the side of the head. He stumbled from the impact and I knew it wouldn't be enough to keep him down for long so I stood to my feet and tried to make it towards the room.

My fingers brushed the knob when I felt a hand grab my leg and pull me. I fell face first on the ground and the scent of blood assaulted my nose. I was pinned on my back with the man hovering over me. He growled ferociously and pinned my arms with a bruising grip so hard that his claws dug into my skin. He stood to his feet with me still firmly in his hold and all my years of street fighting kicked in.

There was one rule that had been drilled into me from an early age: No second locations. I knew that if I didn't figure something out immediately, he would take me and I couldn't have that. I kicked, clawed and screamed as loud as I could in the hopes that someone would hear me. He realized he needed to keep me quiet so he backhanded me across the face so hard that I saw stars.

"Shut the fuck up, you bitch," he growled. "If I hear even a sound from you, I will make sure it is the last one you ever make. I plan to make it swift and painless but if you make this hard for me, I will make sure you suffer for days."

"Go to hell," I spat as I reared my head back and head-butted him in the nose.

If you have never head-butted a wolf, then pro tip: DON'T.

It was like he had steel reinforcements in his bones because although I shattered his nose, it was my head that throbbed. It didn't even throw him off balance because he just growled in anger. He grabbed my face and slammed my head hard against the wall behind me. I heard a crack and all the fight left my body as I crumpled to the floor in a heap.

I was awake but barely and true fear hit me for the first time as I realized that I was about to die. He reached down to pick me up when all of a sudden, there was a blur of movement and he was knocked off his feet. I recognized Ian's hair and I let out a sigh of relief. My body was weak and I was drifting in and out of consciousness but I could hear the sound of pounding on flesh and the tearing of skin.

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I must have blacked out for a second because the next thing I knew, Ian was crouched down in front of me slapping my cheek softly to keep me awake. I looked around the room and saw the assailant on the floor. There was blood around him and I wondered if he was dead.

"He's alive but barely," Ian told me. "Darius will want his fun with him. You need to stay awake right now. I'm going to lift you right now and it might hurt."

I tried to nod but I couldn't move my body. Ian lifted me in his arms and my entire being screamed in protest. My bones ached like they were on fire but the only sound I was able to make was a small protest of pain. Darkness threatened to take me but Ian shook me slightly.

"It is important that you do not fall asleep, Leindra. Tell me anything, ask me anything, we need to make sure you stay awake."

"How's everyone?" I choked out and although my words were garbled, Ian understood.

"Darius is worried because of the attack, Amy is fine and the rest of the pack is doing okay. We didn't lose anyone thankfully."

I was happy that everyone was safe but I couldn't convey that. Ian rushed as quickly as he could towards the living room. I heard everyone before I saw them. Darius was pacing and yelling, Amy was seated on the couch tending to a cut on Jared's forehead. Jared was the one who saw me first and he muttered a curse under his breath.

All eyes turned to me in Ian's arms and Darius cursed. He rushed over and gently took me out of Ian's arms. The comfort and familiarity of his arms had me going slack as all the fight left me and the darkness finally claimed me.